Science is philosophy, though what one might describe as applied philosophy. The point being: science (the scientific method) cannot exist outside the context of some epistemic system.

I saw your 'recommendation' to read about Hume further up the comment chain. Respectfully, I know more than you. Take your own suggestion. But don't just read about Hume; get a broader intro to the subject so you can understand how ontology, epistemology, ethics, and politics tie into one another.

▲ defrost 4 days ago | parent [-]

  I saw your 'recommendation' to read about Hume further up the comment chain. Respectfully, I know more than you.

As an exercise in knowledge and observation, who 'recommended' Hume up thread, and to wHume are you replying?

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kriops 4 days ago | parent [-]

Nice catch. Those passwords-as-usernames got me :)

	▲	defrost 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		No drama, gave me a chuckle & I'm glad you took it well; my primary motivation was to alert you in case you wanted to change up your response, etc. Hume might have enjoyed this past century's Dialetheism of Graham Priest and Richard Sylvan as a solution to paradox arising from strict rationalism, it's more probable Hume would have lacked any passion for it.